Objectives: To describe the clinical features and to evaluate the preliminary treatment results of conjunctival chemical burns. Patients: 70 patients (97 eyes) with conjunctival chemical burns of grade II or worse than that who were treated in the Trauma Department, VNIO. Methods: Clinical prospective study: Patients were evaluated for conjunctival lesions and other associated injuries; burn severity was graded according to Dua S.H. classification.. Burns were treated according to staging with different means. The conjunctival repithelialization. VA and complications were noted. Results: Severe burns accounted for 51.6 percent (of which 61.9 percent were due to alkaline); initial pH did not correspond with the nature of burning agents; the range of ischemia was more important in alcaline burns than in acids. Treatment result: Complete repithelialization increased from 46.4 percent at discharge to 71.1 percent at 3 months. Raised IOP in 11.3 percent, corneal pannus in 51.9 percent. Conclusion: Chemical burns were usually severe with many associated lesions and bad prognosis.
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